Billionaire hedge-fund manager Kenneth Griffin and his wife, Anne Dias Griffin, return to court this week to pick at the scabs on the couple’s disagreement over their pre-nuptial agreement.

Griffin, who amassed his fortune founding and running the hedge fund Citadel, filed for divorce in July 2014, and thus drilled a peephole into the guts of one of the most prominent hedge-fund marriages by disclosing the terms of the pre-nup. Court documents show that the agreement was signed on the eve of their wedding, just before their rehearsal dinner.

Under the agreement, as detailed in court documents filed last year in Cook County, Illinois, Dias Griffin was entitled to a lump-sum payment of $22.5 million as soon as the couple was married in 2003. After that, she was to be given $1 million in cash payments for every year of their marriage. Griffin’s filings state that he made those payments throughout the marriage, up until 2013, bringing the total to about $35 million.

The agreement also entitled her to joint ownership of their Chicago penthouse, which was valued at $11 million, though there is contention over whether that includes two or three floors. Griffin contended in court documents that the marital residence was designated as the 67th and 68th floors, and that the 66th floor was not part of the agreement. Dias Griffin’s filings said that the 66th floor is an “integral part” of the home, which “the children, Anne, and the household staff members regularly use that floor in their daily routines.”

Dias Griffin asserted that she didn’t have enough time to properly review the pre-nup and that they argued “intensely” over it.

“The premarital agreement was and is substantively unconscionable, given the enormous disparity between the parties’ respective assets, income and earning capacities,” her lawyers wrote in a filing.

Dias Griffin’s lawyers did not respond to VF.com's requests for comment.

In a counter-filing, Griffin’s lawyers wrote that Dias Griffin was given a proposed agreement weeks before the wedding, which she looked over with three “prominent law firms,” exchanged multiple drafts, and she never said she was not given enough time until the divorce proceedings began.

“Anne is a highly educated, sophisticated, and knowledgeable woman who entered the agreement willingly and with full knowledge and understanding of the provisions it contained,” the filing reads. “Based upon the substantial wealth the Agreement provided to Anne immediately upon saying ‘I do,’ and the fact that Anne accepted such payments from Ken . . . throughout the marriage, Anne cannot support her claim that she entered into the Agreement unwillingly.”

Griffin’s lawyers had no comment.

It is both rare and difficult to have a judge strike down a pre-nuptial agreement. Generally, the agreements stand, unless lawyers can prove that procedures were not properly followed—that one side did not have truthful financial disclosures from the other side; that one didn’t have a lawyer or enough time to consider it or enough understanding of what it entailed.

“Those are the things [that] are exactly the most likely to create the potential for setting aside an agreement,” said Deborah Lans, a partner at Cohen Clair Lans Greifer & Thorpe who represented actress Stephanie March in her divorce from celebrity chef Bobby Flay. “The arguments about the unfairness of the agreement are pretty tough to make.”

Randall Kessler, the divorce lawyer and former chair of the American Bar Association’s family-law section, said that judges have overturned pre-nups because they’ve felt the agreements were unfair. But the time-intensive trials, which often result in appeals and hours’ worth of witness testimony, often aren’t worth it.

“Judges know [that when they signed the agreements], they were adults, of sound mind, who had lawyers there to go over it,” he said. “They didn’t have to get married, but they agreed to this together and went forward.”

However unlikely, it’s not an impossible thing for a judge to do. The famed divorce attorney Raoul Felder said the off chance that a judge could strike down an agreement is often what motivates clients to at least give it a shot—and why not? After all, they can’t end up worse off than what they already agreed to.

“If you lose, you're back where you started,” he said. “It might be a 1 in 100 shot, but you're no worse off for trying.”

Consensus, then, is that the Griffins will likely end up sticking to the original agreement. The worst-case scenario is that Dias Griffin holds onto her more than $35 million in cash and $11 million, two-floor penthouse—and nothing more.

This post has been updated to reflect new information about court proceedings.

He said, she said: More than a year after Tiger Woods won the 2008 U.S. Open (with a severely injured knee, no less), the golfer’s hyper-groomed image began falling apart. It started when he crashed into a fire hydrant outside his suburban-Orlando home in the wee hours of Thanksgiving night. The revelations that followed—many of which were catalogued in this magazine—included allegations of infidelity with several women.

What was at stake: Woods and his wife of five years, Elin Nordegren, have two children together: daughter Sam, four, and son Charlie, two. In 2009, Forbes reported that Woods was the first professional athlete to earn a cumulative $1 billion.

Settling their affairs: The terms of their settlement have been subject to much speculation. One tabloid report puts the figure at $750 million, which, if true, would make Woods’s the most expensive athlete divorce in history. Woods, however, reportedly won Nordegren’s lifelong silence regarding the sordid details of his affairs, including—seriously—after he dies.

By Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images.

Michael and Juanita Jordan (2006)

He said, she said: The divorce filings cite “irreconcilable differences,” though the marriage may never have recovered after Juanita’s earlier divorce filing, in 2002, following an admission by the Chicago Bulls legend that he had paid a former lover, Karla Knafel, $250,000 to keep their relationship a secret.

What was at stake: Over the course of his career, Jordan earned more than $350 million. The couple had been together since meeting in 1985, before the Spike Lee commercials, the six N.B.A.-championship rings, and the part ownership of the Charlotte Bobcats. The couple has three children: sons Jeffrey, 22, and Marcus, 20, and daughter Jasmine, 18.

Settling their affairs: Baker and Jordan agreed to share custody of their children, while Baker walked away with a reported $168 million and their suburban-Chicago estate.

He said, she said: In 2007, Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez survived the fallout from photos of him and a Toronto, Ontario, stripper leaving a club together, but his wife of six years, Cynthia, was less understanding when reports of his rumored affair with serial boy-toy collector Madonna surfaced a year later (and only months after the birth of his second daughter).

What was at stake: In 2007, A-Rod signed a 10-year deal with the Yankees for $275 million, the biggest contract in baseball history. Along with their $12 million waterfront home in Coral Gables, Florida, the couple have two daughters, Natasha, six, and Ella, three.

Settling their affairs: C-Rod asked for their Florida home, equitable distribution of all assets acquired during the marriage, custody of the couple’s children, and enough money to maintain their “high standard of living.” A-Rod asked that any mentions of his infidelity be stricken from all court records. Surprisingly, no final figures were ever leaked.

He said, she said: Greg “The Shark” Norman, owner of golf’s greatest nickname, divorced tennis star Chris Evert only 15 months after they were married. After the nuptials, their type-A personalities clashed so quickly that they didn’t even have time to move in together. The two had met as a result of Norman’s friendship with Evert’s then husband, Olympic skier Andy Mill. (“The Shark” denied any affair took place before their respective divorces.)

What was at stake: They were each risking the combined $110 million it cost them to divorce their previous spouses, the majority of which had gone into Norman’s debit column (it had reportedly cost him $103 million to extricate himself from his 25-year marriage to flight attendant Laura Andrassy).

Settling their affairs: There was no settlement in the short-lived marriage between Evert and Norman, but they were probably the objects of smarmy smiles from their ex-spouses. Andrassy called Evert a “predator” on television; Mill remarked, after Evert’s split from Norman, “Divorce is like a golf swing—it always makes someone happy.”

By Harry How/Getty Images.

Mike Tyson and Robin Givens (1989)

He said, she said: On national television, actress Robin Givens called her then-eight-month-old marriage to world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson “torture, pure hell, worse than anything I could possibly imagine.” Tyson, sitting next to her all along, said little other than: “My wife would just have to ask for it and she has every penny I have.” The couple lasted just one year together before their divorce was final (on Valentine’s Day). Tyson later likened his time with Givens and her mother to “living with the Ku Klux Klan.”

What was at stake: At the time of their marriage, the undefeated boxer was worth an estimated $50 million. The couple owned a $4.5 million, 30-bedroom mansion in Bernardsville, New Jersey.

Settling their affairs: Though Givens denies ever receiving a penny, the actress reportedly received a settlement between $8 million and $10 million.

He said, she said: The McCourts’ isn’t the Los Angeles Dodgers’ only scandal-ridden divorce. In the early 80s, all-star first baseman Steve Garvey, who was called “Mr. Clean” for his pristine public image, had a well-publicized split with his wife and college sweetheart, Cyndy. After a 13-year marriage, the events, as detailed by Sports Illustrated’s Rick Reilly, were as follows: Cyndy ran off to New York with composer Marvin Hamlisch (“[Steve] gave me away,” she claimed); Garvey began a relationship with his secretary, Judy Ross; Cyndy trashed Ross’s office with a baseball bat; at one of her daughter’s little league games, Cyndy shoved Garvey’s mother, Millie (“She spit on me,” Cyndy said); the couple divorced in 1983; by 1988, Garvey had lost two paternity suits to two separate women and was married to a third.

What was at stake: The couple have two daughters together, Whitney, 35, and Krisha, 37. Garvey had earned nearly $10 million over the course of his career with the Dodgers and the San Diego Padres.

Settling their affairs: The settlement is unknown. Cyndy claimed Garvey never paid her any alimony, though Steve claimed he had canceled checks to prove the contrary.

By Tony Korody//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images.

Fritz and Marilyn Peterson and Mike and Susanne Kekich (1973)

He said, she said: In the freewheeling aftermath of the 1970s, the divorces of Yankee pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich provided cautionary tales to idealistic wife-swappers everywhere. When spring training began in 1973, the two pitchers announced that, with the approval of their wives, Marilyn Peterson and Susanne Kekich, they had decided to trade spouses. Friends since 1969, the two decided that trading wives was not enough, and that they would swap houses, cars, kids, even their dogs too.

What was at stake: Reputations, mostly. Neither pitcher was the same after the backlash against them. Dan Topping, an executive for the team, said at the time, “We may have to call off Family Day this season.”

Settling their affairs: As detailed in their agreement, Mike got Marilyn and all of Fritz’s stuff, but the relationship didn’t last through the end of the season. Fritz got Suzanne and all of Mike’s stuff, and the couple remains married to this day.

Aside: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, both ardent Red Sox fans, are reportedly working on a film adaptation of the aforementioned events, called The Trade.

By Louis Requena/MLB Photos/Getty Images.

Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren (2010)

He said, she said: More than a year after Tiger Woods won the 2008 U.S. Open (with a severely injured knee, no less), the golfer’s hyper-groomed image began falling apart. It started when he crashed into a fire hydrant outside his suburban-Orlando home in the wee hours of Thanksgiving night. The revelations that followed—many of which were catalogued in this magazine—included allegations of infidelity with several women.

What was at stake: Woods and his wife of five years, Elin Nordegren, have two children together: daughter Sam, four, and son Charlie, two. In 2009, Forbes reported that Woods was the first professional athlete to earn a cumulative $1 billion.

Settling their affairs: The terms of their settlement have been subject to much speculation. One tabloid report puts the figure at $750 million, which, if true, would make Woods’s the most expensive athlete divorce in history. Woods, however, reportedly won Nordegren’s lifelong silence regarding the sordid details of his affairs, including—seriously—after he dies.

By Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images.

Michael and Juanita Jordan (2006)

He said, she said: The divorce filings cite “irreconcilable differences,” though the marriage may never have recovered after Juanita’s earlier divorce filing, in 2002, following an admission by the Chicago Bulls legend that he had paid a former lover, Karla Knafel, $250,000 to keep their relationship a secret.

What was at stake: Over the course of his career, Jordan earned more than $350 million. The couple had been together since meeting in 1985, before the Spike Lee commercials, the six N.B.A.-championship rings, and the part ownership of the Charlotte Bobcats. The couple has three children: sons Jeffrey, 22, and Marcus, 20, and daughter Jasmine, 18.

Settling their affairs: Baker and Jordan agreed to share custody of their children, while Baker walked away with a reported $168 million and their suburban-Chicago estate.

He said, she said: In 2007, Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez survived the fallout from photos of him and a Toronto, Ontario, stripper leaving a club together, but his wife of six years, Cynthia, was less understanding when reports of his rumored affair with serial boy-toy collector Madonna surfaced a year later (and only months after the birth of his second daughter).

What was at stake: In 2007, A-Rod signed a 10-year deal with the Yankees for $275 million, the biggest contract in baseball history. Along with their $12 million waterfront home in Coral Gables, Florida, the couple have two daughters, Natasha, six, and Ella, three.

Settling their affairs: C-Rod asked for their Florida home, equitable distribution of all assets acquired during the marriage, custody of the couple’s children, and enough money to maintain their “high standard of living.” A-Rod asked that any mentions of his infidelity be stricken from all court records. Surprisingly, no final figures were ever leaked.

He said, she said: Greg “The Shark” Norman, owner of golf’s greatest nickname, divorced tennis star Chris Evert only 15 months after they were married. After the nuptials, their type-A personalities clashed so quickly that they didn’t even have time to move in together. The two had met as a result of Norman’s friendship with Evert’s then husband, Olympic skier Andy Mill. (“The Shark” denied any affair took place before their respective divorces.)

What was at stake: They were each risking the combined $110 million it cost them to divorce their previous spouses, the majority of which had gone into Norman’s debit column (it had reportedly cost him $103 million to extricate himself from his 25-year marriage to flight attendant Laura Andrassy).

Settling their affairs: There was no settlement in the short-lived marriage between Evert and Norman, but they were probably the objects of smarmy smiles from their ex-spouses. Andrassy called Evert a “predator” on television; Mill remarked, after Evert’s split from Norman, “Divorce is like a golf swing—it always makes someone happy.”

By Harry How/Getty Images.

Andre Agassi and Brooke Shields (1999)

He said, she said: The romance between tennis great Andre Agassi and model-cum-actress Brooke Shields bloomed in classic early-90s style, with Kenny G’s wife encouraging Shields to send Agassi a flirtatious fax. Agassi (who not only wore a wig but also styled it into a fantastic mullet) and Shields tied the knot in 1997, just as his career began to decline and hers to rise with the hit TV show Suddenly Susan. Before their divorce, the actress admitted to Page Six’s Cindy Adams that due to their busy lives, they only spent three weeks a year together; Agassi’s court filings said they were “incompatible in their tastes.”

What was at stake: The couple had two homes—a six-bedroom property in L.A. and a Spanish stucco house in Las Vegas—and two adopted cats.

Settling their affairs: As is usually the case with marriages involving two boldfaced names, there was reportedly a rigorous pre-nup in place. No word on what happened to the cats.

By Diane Freed.

Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe (1954)

He said, she said: After seeing Marilyn Monroe in a publicity photo in 1952, Yankee Clipper Joe DiMaggio asked a mutual friend to set him up with the quintessential blonde, who proceeded to arrive two hours late for their first date. Two years later, with his career behind him, and hers in front of her, the couple was married. Nine months after that, they were divorced. In between, Joltin’ Joe tried to get Monroe to quit acting and allegedly beat her up over the now famous publicity shot for The Seven Year Itch in which she tries unsuccessfully to hold down her billowing white dress.

What was at stake: The couple had a four-bedroom home in Beverly Hills.

Settling their affairs: It’s not clear what settlement there was, if any. The couple remained close after the split, with DiMaggio having roses delivered to Monroe’s grave every week for two decades following her death.

He said, she said: The cancer-surviving, six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong remained largely unscathed in the realm of public opinion after his divorce from his wife of five years, Kristin. In 2003 he celebrated his fifth consecutive Tour de France victory with Kristin and their three children. A year later he won it again, this time with saccharine-sweet rocker Sheryl Crow rooting him on.

What was at stake: The couple had three children—twin girls Isabelle and Grace, 9, and son Luke, 11—and at least two homes, one in Gerona, Spain, and one in Austin, Texas.

Settling their affairs: Though details were not disclosed, Armstrong biographer Daniel Coyle said Kristin received $14 million.

He said, she said: On national television, actress Robin Givens called her then-eight-month-old marriage to world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson “torture, pure hell, worse than anything I could possibly imagine.” Tyson, sitting next to her all along, said little other than: “My wife would just have to ask for it and she has every penny I have.” The couple lasted just one year together before their divorce was final (on Valentine’s Day). Tyson later likened his time with Givens and her mother to “living with the Ku Klux Klan.”

What was at stake: At the time of their marriage, the undefeated boxer was worth an estimated $50 million. The couple owned a $4.5 million, 30-bedroom mansion in Bernardsville, New Jersey.

Settling their affairs: Though Givens denies ever receiving a penny, the actress reportedly received a settlement between $8 million and $10 million.

He said, she said: The McCourts’ isn’t the Los Angeles Dodgers’ only scandal-ridden divorce. In the early 80s, all-star first baseman Steve Garvey, who was called “Mr. Clean” for his pristine public image, had a well-publicized split with his wife and college sweetheart, Cyndy. After a 13-year marriage, the events, as detailed by Sports Illustrated’s Rick Reilly, were as follows: Cyndy ran off to New York with composer Marvin Hamlisch (“[Steve] gave me away,” she claimed); Garvey began a relationship with his secretary, Judy Ross; Cyndy trashed Ross’s office with a baseball bat; at one of her daughter’s little league games, Cyndy shoved Garvey’s mother, Millie (“She spit on me,” Cyndy said); the couple divorced in 1983; by 1988, Garvey had lost two paternity suits to two separate women and was married to a third.

What was at stake: The couple have two daughters together, Whitney, 35, and Krisha, 37. Garvey had earned nearly $10 million over the course of his career with the Dodgers and the San Diego Padres.

Settling their affairs: The settlement is unknown. Cyndy claimed Garvey never paid her any alimony, though Steve claimed he had canceled checks to prove the contrary.

By Tony Korody//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images.

Fritz and Marilyn Peterson and Mike and Susanne Kekich (1973)

He said, she said: In the freewheeling aftermath of the 1970s, the divorces of Yankee pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich provided cautionary tales to idealistic wife-swappers everywhere. When spring training began in 1973, the two pitchers announced that, with the approval of their wives, Marilyn Peterson and Susanne Kekich, they had decided to trade spouses. Friends since 1969, the two decided that trading wives was not enough, and that they would swap houses, cars, kids, even their dogs too.

What was at stake: Reputations, mostly. Neither pitcher was the same after the backlash against them. Dan Topping, an executive for the team, said at the time, “We may have to call off Family Day this season.”

Settling their affairs: As detailed in their agreement, Mike got Marilyn and all of Fritz’s stuff, but the relationship didn’t last through the end of the season. Fritz got Suzanne and all of Mike’s stuff, and the couple remains married to this day.

Aside: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, both ardent Red Sox fans, are reportedly working on a film adaptation of the aforementioned events, called The Trade.